By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, with obstruction in a decision that could force prosecutors to reopen some of those cases. Read the ruling below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she’s left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau. His life was cut short by two gunshot wounds on his neck that were sustained during Kenya’s deadly protests on Tuesday in which more than 20 people were killed. The 19-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says he’s disappointed the Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction. The charge also has been brought against former President Donald Trump. The justices ruled Friday that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding must include proof defendants tried to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will issue the final opinions of its terms on Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts made the courtroom announcement on Friday. Four cases remain to be decided, including whether former President Trump has immunity from prosecution.
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By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Justice Department overstepped by charging hundreds of people who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, with obstruction in a decision that could force prosecutors to reopen some of those cases. At the same
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Performing administrative tasks in ancient Egypt may not sound physically demanding, but new research has revealed that being a scribe left a mark on the skeletons of the men who held those privileged positions. Scribes were high-status men with the ability to write and were part of the 1%
Continue Reading By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday significantly weakened the power of federal agencies to approve regulations in a major decision that could have sweeping implications for the environment, public health and the workplace. Read the full ruling below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dengue virus is the most common mosquito-spread virus globally, but generally relatively rare in the continental United States. However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week about a higher-than-expected number of dengue cases among US travelers — 745 cases through June 24 — as well
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday significantly weakened the power of federal agencies to approve regulations in a major decision that could have sweeping implications for the environment, public health and the workplace. The 6-3 ruling, overturning a precedent from 1984, will shift the balance of power between the executive
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Beloved piping plovers “Blaze” and “Pepper” welcomed three new chicks along Waukegan’s lakeshore, and it’s call for a “shell-ebration.” The Lake Country Audubon Society announced three of the plover’s four eggs hatched on Thursday after a highly anticipated 26-day incubation period. Piping
Continue ReadingBy Noel Brennan Click here for updates on this story NORTH AURORA, Illinois (WBBM) — A west suburban woman is already counting down to 2041 because she can’t wait for the drone of the 17-year cicadas to fill her front yard once again. Suddenly, summer sounds less noisy in North Aurora. “They were loud enough
Continue Reading By Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold the state’s abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The ruling will dramatically restrict abortions in Iowa, where women were able to seek the procedure for up to 22 weeks
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By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed homeless people for sleeping outside, rejecting arguments that such “anti-camping” ordinances violate the Constitution’s ban on “cruel and unusual” punishment. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the 6-3 conservative majority, with the
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the western Czech resort city of Karlovy Vary is kicking off with an honor for U.S. actor and director Viggo Mortensen. Mortensen, a three-time nominee for the Academy Award for best actor, is slated to receive the Festival President’s Award at Friday’s opening ceremony and present the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a ruling from a California-based appeals court that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. The case is the high court’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Mia Goth and Ti West walked the red carpet for the premiere of “MaXXXine,” the final installment of the pair’s A24 horror trilogy that hits theaters July 5, a group of hired “protesters” stood outside the TCL Chinese Theatre chanting and holding signs that broadcasted messages like “Horror
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Chin Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA, California (KPIX) — More than three million people in the US live with epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One Santa Rosa filmmaker is working to make sure they are seen and heard. When he was a teenager, Miles
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East. A U.S. official says that while the ship has the capability to
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By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s social media company is getting a boost after President Joe Biden’s shaky debate performance. Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) rose 4% in early trading Friday as investors bet the debate has boosted Trump’s chances of retaking the White House.
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